JP2009522673A - Virtual goods rental system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

  The present invention provides a virtual goods rental system, a rental control unit that leases virtual goods in response to a rental request and performs a rental stop process on the virtual goods in response to a rental stop message, and a virtual goods rental A monitoring unit that monitors the situation and transmits a rental stop message to the rental control unit when the set rental stop condition is satisfied. The present invention also provides a virtual goods rental method. The virtual article rental system and method according to the present invention are applied to a game system so as to realize rental processing for virtual articles such as game accounts and game equipment. The virtual article can be rented to improve the user experience and prevent system resources from being wasted due to low utilization of virtual article resources such as game accounts and / or game equipment.

Description

  The present invention relates to a virtual article data processing technique, and more particularly to a virtual article rental system and method.

  Currently, with the rapid development of network and communication technology, various virtual goods are increasing day by day. Of these, the most typical examples are various virtual articles in network games. The virtual article includes various equipment used during the game and a game account for playing the game.

  Currently, for network games, after the client side registers with the game server according to the existing game mode, the game account obtained by the registration is only leveled up step by step according to the game level set by the game server. By acquiring the corresponding game equipment based on the authority of the level, the game experience of the corresponding level is performed. However, in reality, some users do not want to level up step by step, but directly enter a certain game level and experience it. For this reason, the conventional technology cannot satisfy the need for some game users to fly and experience the game. Moreover, system resources are wasted to some extent due to long-term neglect or use of some virtual article resources.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual goods rental system,
A rental control unit that leases virtual goods in response to a rental request and performs a lease stop process on the virtual goods in response to a rental stop message;
A monitoring unit that monitors the rental status of the virtual goods and transmits a rental stop message to the rental control unit when the set rental stop condition is satisfied.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual article rental processing method,
Renting the virtual goods of the rental request in response to the received virtual goods rental request;
Stopping the rental of the virtual article when the rental status of the virtual article satisfies the set rental suspension condition.

  The virtual article rental system and method provided by the embodiment according to the present invention can realize a rental process for virtual articles such as game accounts and game equipment, thereby allowing a user who wants to skip to jump. Therefore, it is possible to improve the user experience and prevent waste of system resources due to a low utilization rate of virtual article resources such as game accounts and / or game equipment.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples and drawings. It should be understood that the following description is merely illustrative of the invention and does not limit the scope of the invention.

  The first embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual goods rental system, which leases virtual goods requested for rental according to the received virtual goods rental request, and the rental status of the virtual goods is predetermined. If the rental stop condition is satisfied, the rental of the virtual article is stopped.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a virtual goods rental system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The system exchanges information with the client side. For example, a virtual article rental request, a rental information inquiry request, a rental request, and a rental stop request from the client side are received, or a response message and other notification messages are transmitted to the client side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the internal configuration of the system mainly includes a rental control unit and a monitor unit. The rental control unit is a central processing unit of the virtual goods rental system, receives a rental request, a rental request or an inquiry request from the client side, and realizes each function for other units in the system. And renting the requested virtual article in response to the received rental request, realizing the rental stop process for the virtual article in response to the rental stop message from the monitor unit, and the received inquiry request In response to this, the virtual article rental information stored in the storage unit is inquired and output. The monitor unit monitors the rental status of the virtual article, and transmits a rental stop message to the rental control unit when the rental status of the virtual article satisfies a predetermined rental stop condition.

  In the present embodiment, the virtual article rental system further includes a storage unit. The storage unit may be set independently, or may be a game database on a game server. The storage unit stores virtual article data information, virtual article data processing in a virtual article rental process, for example, storage of virtual article rental information, calling of virtual article attribute information and leased and rental side attribute information, and Processing such as change to stored attribute information is realized.

  In this embodiment, the system can include a rental information release unit and a settlement unit. The rental information release unit generates virtual article rental information in response to the virtual article rental request and stores it in the storage unit. The settlement unit settles the rental fee of the virtual goods.

  In addition, the virtual goods rental system verifies whether the rental side satisfies the rental conditions included in the virtual goods rental information according to the verification instruction of the rental control unit, and returns the verification result to the rental control unit. A unit can be further included.

  What should be explained is that the virtual goods rental system can be located in a game server. The rental side may be a client side, and the rental side may be a client side or a game server side.

FIG. 2 shows a virtual goods rental processing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and the flow of the method specifically includes the following steps as shown in FIG.
In step 201, the virtual goods rental system generates and stores rental information of the corresponding virtual goods based on the rental request from the rental side or the rental conditions set by the virtual goods rental system.
In step 202, the virtual article rental system outputs the stored virtual article rental information in response to the virtual article rental information inquiry request from the renter.

In step 203, the virtual goods rental system performs a rental process on the virtual goods requested to be rented in response to the virtual goods rent request from the rent side.
In step 204, the virtual goods rental system monitors the rental status of the virtual goods, determines whether or not the set rental stop condition is satisfied, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step 205. If not, the process proceeds to step 204. Run to continue.
In step 205, the virtual goods rental system performs a rental stop process on the corresponding virtual goods.

Hereinafter, a specific execution method of Step 201 to Step 205 will be described in detail.
In step 201, the process of generating and storing virtual article rental information may include the following steps.
The leasing side transmits a virtual goods rental request to the virtual goods rental system. The request includes information such as the identifier of the virtual article to be rented, the rent identifier, and the rental conditions.

After receiving the request, the rental control unit transfers the request to the rental information release unit.
The rental information release unit generates and stores rental information for the virtual article based on the received request information, and then returns a confirmation response to the rental control unit.
The rental control unit returns a confirmation response to the rental side of the virtual article.

In step 202, the process of outputting the virtual article rental information stored in response to the inquiry request from the renter can include the following steps.
The lessee transmits a virtual article rental information inquiry request to the virtual article rental system. The request includes query condition information.
The inquiry condition may specifically include identifier information, level information or other condition information of a corresponding virtual article.
The rental control unit inquires about the virtual article rental information that matches the stored inquiry conditions via the rental information release unit, and returns a response message to the renter according to the inquiry result.

In step 203, the process of renting the requested virtual article in response to the rent request from the renter can include the following steps.
The lessee transmits a virtual goods rental request to the virtual goods rental system. The request includes the identifier information of the virtual article, the rental side identifier information, and its own identifier information.

  The rental control unit of the virtual goods rental system inquires the stored rental side attribute information and virtual goods rental information based on the information included in the received rental request, and the rental side uses the virtual goods rental information as the virtual goods rental information. Determine whether the included rental conditions are met. The lease control unit freezes the information on the leasing side, such as the funds that can be used for the guaranteed amount, if the leasing side satisfies the leasing conditions included in the virtual goods leasing information. The use attribute information for the virtual article is changed, and then a lease success response is returned to the lease side, and a lease success message is sent to the lease side. When the lease side does not satisfy the lease conditions included in the virtual goods lease information, the lease control unit returns a lease rejection response to the lease side.

  In step 204, the rental suspension conditions can typically include a rental expiration and the rental system receiving a rental suspension request from the lessee. Therefore, the process in which the rental system monitors the rental status of the virtual goods can include the following steps.

  The monitor unit starts monitoring the lease period of the virtual article from the time when the renter confirms the lease of the virtual article, and determines whether the lease period of the virtual article has expired. When the lease term of the virtual article expires, the monitor unit sends a notice of expiration of the lease term to the lease control unit, and the lease control unit performs the corresponding lease stop processing. If the rental period of the virtual goods has not expired, the rental control unit determines whether or not a lease stop request has been received from the renter, and if received, performs a lease stop process on the leased virtual goods, and so on. If not, the rental period of the virtual article is monitored by the monitor unit.

If the system monitors for lease expiration, the process of renting out a leased virtual article can include the following steps.
When the rental control unit receives a lease expiration message from the monitor unit, the rental control unit transmits a settlement request to the settlement unit. The settlement unit settles the rental fee of the virtual article based on the received information and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.

The rental control unit changes the use attribute information on the virtual goods in the attribute information on the lease side and the lease side according to the settlement result, and then returns a lease stop response to the lease side and sends a lease stop message to the lease side. Send.
When the system receives a lease stop request from the leaser, the process of performing the lease stop process on the virtual article may include the following steps.

When the rental control unit of the virtual article rental system receives a lease stop request from the leaser, the rental control unit transmits a settlement request to the settlement unit. The settlement unit settles the rental fee of the virtual article based on the received information and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.
The rental control unit changes the use attribute information on the virtual goods in the attribute information on the lease side and the lease side according to the settlement result, and then returns a lease stop response to the lease side and sends a lease stop message to the lease side. Send.

  Virtual articles in embodiments of the present invention include objects that exist in any non-real form, such as virtual objects that can be leased related to game accounts, game equipment, and other network communication phases of the game. Hereinafter, the virtual article rental system and the method thereof will be further described by taking only the game account and game equipment of the game system as an example.

The virtual article in the present embodiment is a game account.
The game account is a passport for a game client (which may be a renter or a renter) to log in to the game server. After the game client logs in to the game server with the game account, the game client can acquire the authority at the level corresponding to the game account and can use the service at the level corresponding to the game account. Therefore, for game clients, one of the important meanings of renting a game account is to use a service at a level corresponding to the game account. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a game account rental system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the overall configuration of the game account rental system is similar to the configuration of the virtual goods rental system described above, and mainly includes a rental control unit, a monitor unit, a rental information release unit, and a settlement unit. Including. In addition, the game account rental system is built in the game server, connected to the game database of the game server, connected to the game logic control unit, and exchanges information with the game client via the game logic control unit. it can.

  Here, as a central processing unit of the game account rental system, the rental control unit controls other units in the system so as to realize each function, and responds to a rental request from the rental side. Leasing the requested game account, realizing lease stop processing for the game account according to the lease stop message from the monitor unit, and storing it in the game database connected to the system according to the inquiry request from the renter Queries the rented game account information and outputs it to the renter. The monitor unit monitors the rental status of the game account, and transmits a rental stop message to the rental control unit when the rental status of the game account satisfies the set rental stop condition. The rental information release unit generates game account rental information in response to a game account rental request from the rental side, and stores it in a game database connected to itself. The settlement unit settles the rental fee for the game account.

  The game database mainly stores data information related to rental of game accounts and other game data information. Here, it mainly includes the attribute information of the game account renting side or the renting side user, the game account information, the game account renting information and the like. Game account data processing during the game account rental process includes, for example, storing game account rental information, calling up game account attribute information, and changing user attribute information and game account attribute information on the game account renting and renting sides. be able to. Information exchange between the system and the game client mainly includes reception of a game account rental request from the rent side, reception of a game account rental information inquiry request from the rent side, a game account rental request, a game account rental stop request, etc. And transmission of response messages and other notification messages in response to the request from the system to the renter and / or renter.

  In addition, the game account rental system verifies whether the game account renter satisfies the rental conditions included in the game account rental information according to the verification instruction of the rental control unit, and returns the verification result to the rental control unit. A verification unit (not shown). Here, the verification mainly verifies whether the amount of funds that can be used by the lessee is greater than the guaranteed amount included in the lease terms, and the game level of the lessee is set in the lease terms. This refers to determining whether or not the level requirement is satisfied.

  The game account rental system according to the present invention has been described above. The following describes a game account rental processing method using the above system. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a game account rental processing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the following steps are specifically included.

In step 401, the game account rental system generates and stores rental information for a corresponding game account in response to a game account rental request from the rental side.
In step 402, the game account rental system outputs the stored game account rental information in response to a game account rental information inquiry request from the game rental side.
In step 403, the game account rental system performs a rental process on a corresponding game account in response to a game account rental request from the game rental side.

At step 404, the game account rental system monitors whether the game account has expired, and if so, proceeds to step 405, otherwise proceeds to step 406.
In step 405, the game account rental system forcibly performs rental stop processing for the corresponding game account.
In step 406, the game account rental system monitors whether or not a rental stop request from the game account renter has been received. If received, the process proceeds to step 407. If not, step 404 is continuously executed.
In step 407, the game account rental system performs rental stop processing for the corresponding game account in response to the received rental stop request.

In step 401, the process of generating and storing game account rental information may include the following steps.
The game account rental side transmits a game account rental request to the game server. The request includes information such as a game account identifier to be rented, a rental side identifier, and rental conditions.

The game logic control unit of the game server transfers the rental request to the game account rental system. The rental control unit in the game account rental system transfers the rental request to the rental information release unit.
The rental information release unit inquires the game account information table in the game database and determines whether or not the game account rental request is valid.
Here, the game database stores a game user attribute information table and a game account information table, which are shown in Tables 1 and 2 below, respectively.

  The determination of the validity of the game account rental request by the rental information release unit is specifically whether or not the game account of the rental request exists in the game database, and the game user identifier of the game account is the rental side of the rental request. It is determined whether or not the identifier matches, and if both of the above two conditions are satisfied, it is determined that the request is valid, and if not, it is determined that the request is invalid.

  If the game account rental request is valid, the rental information release unit stores the rental information of the game account in the game database, and then returns a confirmation response to the rental control unit.

  Here, the rental information release unit can store the rental information of the game account in the game database by adding the corresponding game account rental information to the generated and stored game account rental information table. The game account rental information table is specifically shown in Table 3 below.

The rental control unit returns a confirmation response to the game account rental side via the game logic control unit.
If the game account rental request is unfair, the rental information release unit returns a rejection response to the rental control unit. The rental control unit returns a rejection response to the game account rental side via the game logic control unit.

In step 402, the process of outputting the game account rental information stored in response to the inquiry request from the game renter can include the following steps.
The lessee transmits a game account rental information inquiry request to the game server. The request includes query condition information.
Specifically, the inquiry condition information may include game account identifier information, level information, rental identifier information, game identifier information, and / or other condition information. For example, the game identifier information may be a battlefield owner or the like.

The logic control unit of the game server transfers the inquiry request to the game account rental system, and the rental control unit of the game account rental system matches the inquiry condition stored in the game database via the rental information release unit. The rental information is inquired, and an appropriate response message is returned to the renting side according to the inquiry result.
Here, when the rental control unit inquires about the game account rental information that meets the inquiry condition, the rental control unit transmits the game account rental information that satisfies the inquiry condition to the rent side.

In step 403, the process of renting a corresponding game account in response to a game account rental request from the lessee can include the following steps.
The game account renter sends a game account rent request to the game server. The request includes information such as the identifier of the game account to be rented, the renter identifier, and its own identifier.

  The game logic control unit of the game server transfers the rental request to the game account rental system, and the rental control unit of the game account rental system leases the corresponding game account from the game database in response to the received rental request. The information and the user attribute information of the renter are inquired to determine whether the renter satisfies the rental condition in the rental information.

  Determining whether the lessee meets the rental conditions is specifically, for example, determining whether the amount of funds currently available to the lessee user is greater than or equal to the guaranteed amount and / or the game of the lessee. Includes determining whether the level has reached the level required by the lease terms. However, the above rental conditions are only an example of the present invention, and can be determined by other rental conditions set in an actual situation.

  If the lease control unit satisfies the lease conditions in the lease information, the lease control unit freezes the funds available for the guaranteed amount in the lease user information, and displays the lease user attribute information and game account information in the game account lease information table. The current password information, that is, the old password is stored.

The rental control unit generates a new password for the game account, replaces the old password in the game account information table with the new password, and then generates a response message to the renter via the game logic control unit. And a rental success message is sent to the rental side via the game logic control unit.
The rental control unit returns a rejection response to the renter via the game logic control unit when the renter does not satisfy the rental conditions of the rental information.

  In this embodiment, the lease control unit verifies whether the lease side meets the lease conditions of the lease information. However, in another embodiment, the operation may be realized by a verification unit separately set in the system. That is, the verification unit receives the verification request of the rental control unit and returns the verification result to the rental control unit. In this embodiment, the initial password is generated for the renter by the rental control unit. However, in actual application, the renter may send a request to the game processing unit to change the password.

In step 404, the process by which the rental system monitors the rental deadline of the game account can include the following steps.
The rental control unit controls the monitor unit to start timing from the time when the renter confirms the game account rental. Here, the monitor unit can be realized by employing a timer.

  The monitor unit determines whether or not the game account has expired. If the monitor account determines that the game account has expired, the monitor unit sends a rental expiration notification to the rental control unit, and the rental control unit performs a corresponding lease suspension process. I do. Otherwise, the rental control unit controls the monitor unit to continue timing.

In step 405, the process of forcing the rental stop process may include the following steps.
When the rental control unit receives a lease expiration message from the monitor unit, the rental control unit queries the rental information table and game account information table of the game account from the game database, and attribute information in both tables, that is, before and after the rental of the game account. Compare attribute information of.
The rental control unit transmits a settlement request to the settlement unit. The settlement unit settles the rental fee of the game account according to the received information, and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.

  Here, when sending a settlement request to the settlement unit, the rental control unit can determine information to be provided to the settlement unit by the rental method set by the leasing side in the rental conditions, for example, sending a settlement request to the settlement unit At the same time, information such as the rental side identifier, the lease side identifier, and the amount of the rental fee for settlement can be transmitted to the settlement unit. When the leasing side provides the amount of rental fee per unit time, the rental control unit needs to provide the settlement unit with the amount of rental fee per unit time and the length of the rental time. The rental control unit can obtain the length of the rental time by recording the rental start time and the stop time, and then calculating the time difference between the recorded stop time and start time.

  The rental control unit decompresses the available funds that are frozen in the lessee user attribute information table in the game database, changes the fund information in the lessee and leaser user attribute information tables according to the settlement results, and then Then, the password in the game account rental information table is replaced with the password in the game account rental information table, and finally the renter side information and password information in the game account rental information table are deleted.

Specifically, when the lease control unit changes the fund information in the user information table on the lease side and on the lease side, the available funds in the lease user information table are used only for the amount of the lease fee. Reducing and increasing the available funds by the amount of the rental fee from the available funds in the rental user information table.
The lease control unit returns a lease stop response message to the lease side via the game logic control unit, and transmits a corresponding lease stop message to the lease side.

In step 407, the process of stopping rental in response to a rental stop request from the lessee can include the following steps.
The game account renter sends a rent stop request to the game server. The request includes information such as a game account identifier, a rental side identifier, and its own identifier.

  The game logic control unit of the game server transfers the rental stop request to the game account rental system, and the rental control unit of the game account rental system responds to the rental stop request with the corresponding game stored in the game database. Queries the rental information table of the account, determines whether or not the rental stop request is valid, and if so, executes the rental stop process similar to step 405, otherwise the rental control unit executes the game logic. Return a rent stop rejection response to the game account renter via the control unit.

  Determining whether a rental suspension request is valid is specifically determining whether there is rental information matching the rental identifier, lease identifier, and game account of the request, and if so, It is determined to be valid, and otherwise it is determined to be invalid.

  Further, when the renting side has already rented a game account, when both the renting side and the renting side log in with the game account, the realization of the login process can specifically include the following steps.

  In step 1, a game client (which may be a renter or a renter) sends a login request to the game logic control unit of the game server. The login request includes its own identifier information.

  In step 2, the game logic control unit queries the information table of the game account in the game database, determines whether the user identifier of the game account matches the user identifier of the login request, and if so, the login request Is determined to be the rental side of the game account, the process proceeds to step 6; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 3.

In step 3, the game logic control unit inquires about the game account rental information table in the game database, and determines whether the user identifier of the login request matches the renting user identifier of the rental information. Then, it is determined that the client side that has transmitted the login request is the renter side of the game account, and the process proceeds to step 4;
As described above, in the game account rental information table, game account rental user information and rental user information are recorded.

In step 4, the game logic control unit sends a notification that the game account is in use to the renting user.
In step 5, the game logic control unit transmits a login rejection response to the game client.
In step 6, the game logic control unit logs in the game client normally.

Also, the game account rental user can inquire about the usage status of the game account during the game account rental period, and the process mainly includes the following steps.
The game logic control unit stores login information when logging in with a game account rented by the lessee in the game database.
The game account renting side transmits an account usage status inquiry request to the rental control unit, and the rental control unit inquires the usage status information of the game account stored in the game database and returns it to the renting side.

The virtual article in this embodiment is game equipment.
The game equipment is virtual equipment that can be acquired and controlled by the game user during the game. The game equipment may specifically include things such as Tenjin's staff, Raijin's umbrella, and god's shoes. After renting game equipment, the game renter uses the game equipment rented within his game level range to improve the game experience. The configuration of the game equipment rental system according to this embodiment is shown in FIG. As can be seen from the figure, the overall configuration of the game equipment rental system is similar to the configuration of the virtual goods rental system, and mainly includes a rental information release unit, a rental control unit, a monitor unit, and a settlement unit. Including. The game equipment rental system is built in the game server, connected to the game database of the game server, and connected to the game logic control unit, and via the game logic control unit, the game client (which may be the renter or the renter Can also exchange information.

  As a central processing unit of the game equipment rental system, the rental control unit controls the other units in the system so as to realize the respective functions, and the game equipment according to the rental request from the game rental side. The leasing process for the game equipment is realized according to the leasing stop message from the monitor unit, and stored in the game database connected to the system according to the inquiry request from the game leasing side. The game equipment rental information is inquired and output to the game rental side. The monitor unit monitors the rental status of the game equipment, and if it determines that the set rental stop condition is satisfied, it sends a rental stop message to the rental control unit. The rental information release unit generates game equipment rental information in response to a game equipment rental request from the game rental side and stores it in a game database connected to itself. The settlement unit settles the rental fee for game equipment.

  In addition, the game equipment rental system verifies whether the game equipment rental side satisfies the rental conditions included in the game equipment rental information according to the verification instruction of the rental control unit, and returns the verification result to the rental control unit. A verification unit can be further included. Here, the verification mainly verifies whether the amount of funds that can be used by the lessee is greater than the guaranteed amount included in the lease terms, and the game level of the lessee is set in the lease terms. This refers to determining whether or not the level requirement is satisfied.

The game database mainly stores data information related to rental game equipment and other game data information. Here, the other game data information mainly includes the user attribute information on the rental side and the rental side of the game equipment, the game equipment information, the game equipment rental information, and the like. Game equipment data processing during the game equipment rental process, such as storing game equipment rental information, calling game equipment attribute information, and changing user equipment information and game equipment attribute information on the game equipment rental and rental side Can be included. The system can receive a game equipment rental request from the game rental side, a game equipment rental information inquiry request, a game equipment rental request, a game equipment rental stop request, etc. from the game rental side. In addition, the system can transmit a response message corresponding to the request and other notification messages to the game renter and / or the renter.
The game equipment rental system may further include a transaction unit for processing a transaction for game equipment rented between the renter and the renter.

  The game equipment rental system according to the present invention has been described above. The following describes a corresponding game equipment rental processing method. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a game equipment rental processing method according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the following steps are specifically included.

In step 601, the game equipment rental system generates and stores game equipment rental information in response to a game equipment rental request from the rental side.
In step 602, the game equipment rental system outputs the corresponding game equipment rental information stored in response to an inquiry request from the leaser.
In step 603, the game equipment rental system performs a rental process on the corresponding game equipment in response to a rental request from the leaser.
In step 604, the game equipment rental system monitors whether the rental period of the game equipment has expired, and if it has expired, proceeds to step 605, otherwise proceeds to step 606.

In step 605, the game equipment rental system forcibly performs rental stop processing for the corresponding game equipment.
In step 606, the game equipment rental system monitors whether or not a rental equipment stop request from the game equipment rental side is received, and if received, proceeds to step 607, and if not, executes step 604 continuously.
In step 607, the game equipment rental system performs a rental stop process for the corresponding game equipment in response to the received rental stop request.

In step 601, the process of generating and storing game equipment rental information may include the following steps.
The game equipment rental side transmits a game equipment rental request to the game server. The request includes information such as an identifier of the game equipment to be rented, an identifier of itself (rental side), and rental conditions.

  Here, the game equipment rental side may be a game server or a game client. Specifically, the rental condition information may include information such as a rental time, a rental fee, a deposit, and an application level.

The game logic control unit of the game server transfers the rental request to the game equipment rental system, and the rental control unit of the game equipment rental system transfers the rental request to the rental information release unit.
The rental information release unit stores the rental information of the corresponding game equipment in the game database and returns a confirmation response to the rental control unit.

  Here, the rental information release unit can store the game equipment rental information in the game database by adding the corresponding game equipment rental information to the already generated and stored game equipment rental information table. The game equipment rental information table is specifically shown in Table 4 below.

  The information in each row of Table 4 is one game equipment rental information record. Each information record includes field values such as rental account, rental game equipment identifier, rental time, rental fee, application level, and security deposit. Further, it is possible to link to specific information on the corresponding rental side account and game equipment via an identifier field such as the rental side account and equipment identifier in Table 4 above. For example, by linking to the game equipment attribute information table shown in Table 5 via the game equipment identifier field, the rental record can be browsed and the specific information of the corresponding game equipment can be known at the same time.

  The rental control unit changes the state of the corresponding game equipment in the game data information of the rental user stored in the game database to the rental state, and returns a confirmation response to the rental side.

  Specifically, the state of the game equipment may include a state such as usable, unusable and / or rented. Changing the state information of the rental equipment is specifically changing the state of the rental equipment from the original usable state to the rental state. The use of the game equipment by the renting user is restricted. As a specific method for changing the game equipment state information, the rental control unit controls the change of the state field value of the corresponding game equipment in the rental user game attribute information stored in the game database. can do.

In step 602, the process of outputting the game equipment rental record stored in response to the inquiry request from the lessee can include the following steps.
The game renter sends a game equipment rental information inquiry request to the game server. Appropriate query conditions are included in the request. The game logic control unit of the game server transfers the inquiry request to the rental control unit of the game equipment rental system.

  Specifically, the inquiry condition may include a game equipment identifier, an application level, or other condition information. For example, when the user Zhangzo requests an inquiry of “Tenjin no wand”, the inquiry condition includes the identifier A001 of “tenjin no wand”.

The rental control unit inquires game equipment rental information that matches the inquiry conditions stored in the game database via the rental information release unit, and returns a corresponding response message to the game renter according to the inquiry result.
When the rental control unit inquires game equipment rental information that meets the inquiry conditions, the rental control unit transmits game equipment rental information that meets the inquiry conditions to the game rental side.

In step 603, the process of renting corresponding game equipment in response to a rent request from the renter can include the following steps.
The game equipment rental side transmits a game equipment rental request to the game server. The request includes information such as the identifier of the game equipment to be rented, the renter side identifier, and its own identifier. The game logic control unit of the game server transfers the rental request to the game equipment rental system.

  The rental control unit forwards the rental request to the verification unit. The verification unit inquires the user information of the renter and the rental information of the corresponding game equipment from the game database, and determines whether the renter satisfies the rental condition of the game equipment.

  Here, the renter's user information is as shown in Table 1 above, and the determination of whether or not the renter satisfies the lease condition by the verification unit is that the renter's available funds amount is It is to determine whether or not the guaranteed amount in the rental conditions is greater than or equal to and / or to determine whether or not the renter's game level has reached the level required by the rental conditions. However, the above rental conditions are only an example of the present invention, and can be determined by other rental conditions set in an actual situation.

  When the renting side satisfies the game equipment rental condition, the verification unit returns a response of verification success to the rental control unit. The rental control unit freezes the funds available for the guaranteed amount in the rental user information table, and changes the game data information of the rental user and the rental user stored in the game database. That is, the rental control unit changes the game equipment state in the rental user game data information to the leased state, changes the game equipment state in the rental user game data information to the rental state, and then sends a response message. Is generated and transmitted to the renting side, and a rented notice is transmitted to the renting side.

  If the renter does not satisfy the game equipment rental condition, the verification unit returns a verification failure response to the rental control unit, and the rental control unit returns a rejection response to the renter via the game logic control unit.

In step 604, the process of monitoring game equipment leases may include the following steps.
The monitor unit starts monitoring the rental period of the game equipment when the lessee confirms the rental of the game equipment.

  The monitor unit monitors whether the leaser has expired for the game equipment. When the rental period has expired, the monitor unit sends a rental expiration notice to the rental control unit, and the rental control unit performs a corresponding rental suspension process. Otherwise, the monitor unit continuously monitors whether the leaser has expired for the game equipment.

  During the rental period, the system needs to monitor whether the operation of the game equipment rented by the lessee is reasonable, and the process can include the following steps.

In step 1, the lessee transmits an operation request for the game equipment to the game server, and transfers the operation request to the rental control unit by the game logic unit of the game server.
In step 2, the rental control unit transfers the request to the monitor unit after receiving the request. The monitor unit determines whether or not the operation included in the operation request belongs to the operation range permitted for the rental equipment. If it belongs, the process proceeds to step 3; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 5.

  Here, the monitor unit can determine the validity of the use operation based on the rental game equipment use operation information table stored in advance. The rental game equipment use operation information table is shown in Table 6 below.

  According to Table 6 above, the monitor unit only needs to determine whether or not the renting side permits or rejects the operation type (which can be labeled with the operation identifier) for the rental game equipment. For example, if the lessee intends to sell the corresponding game equipment, the operation is not permitted.

In step 3, the monitor unit returns a response permitting the operation to the rental control unit.
In step 4, the rental control unit returns a response permitting the operation to the game logic control unit, and the game logic control unit permits the renter to perform a corresponding operation on the game equipment.

In step 5, the monitor unit returns a response rejecting the operation to the rental control unit.
In step 6, the rental control unit returns a response rejecting the operation to the game logic control unit, and the game logic control unit rejects the renter from performing a corresponding operation on the game equipment.

  In step 605, if the rental expires or other conditions set are satisfied, the processing process for forcibly stopping the game equipment rental by the rental system may include the following steps.

When the rental control unit receives a rental expiration message from the monitor unit, the rental control unit transmits a rental expiration notification to the rental side via the game logic control unit.
The lessee transmits a response message to the game server, the game logic control unit of the game server transfers the response message to the game equipment rental system, and the rental control unit of the game equipment rental system receives the response message. Then, send a settlement request to the settlement unit.

The settlement unit calculates the rent and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.
The rental control unit decompresses the available funds that are frozen in the renting user information table in the game database, and according to the settlement result, the fund information in the renting and renting user information tables and the status information of the game equipment To change.

Specifically, when the lease control unit changes the fund information in the user information table on the lease side and on the lease side, the available funds in the lease user information table are used only for the amount of the lease fee. Reducing and increasing the available funds by the amount of the rental fee from the available funds in the rental user information table.
The rental control unit transmits a rental stop message to the rental side and the rental side, respectively, via the game logic control unit.

In step 607, the process in which the game equipment rental system stops rental of game equipment in response to a rental stop request from the lessee can include the following steps.
The lessee transmits a lease stop request to the game server. The request includes information such as a game equipment identifier, a rental identifier, and its own identifier.

The game logic control unit of the game server transfers the rental stop request to the game equipment rental system, and the rental control unit of the game equipment rental system receives the request and then transmits the financial request to the settlement unit.
The settlement unit calculates the rental fee and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.

  The rental control unit decompresses the available funds that are frozen in the renting user information table in the game database, and displays the funding information in the renting and renting user information tables and the status information of the game equipment according to the settlement results. change.

When the rental control unit changes the funds information in the user information table on the renting side and the renting side, specifically, the available funds corresponding to the amount of the rent are reduced from the available funds in the renting user information table. And increasing the available funds by the amount of the rental fee from the available funds in the rental user information table.
The rental control unit transmits a rental stop message to the rental side and the rental side, respectively, via the game logic control unit.

  Also, before the lease expires, the renter can request that the renter purchase the appropriate game equipment. In other words, the renter and the renter can trade for the corresponding game equipment. Since the game equipment rental side may be a game server or a game client, the transaction between the rental side and the rental side includes two situations. That is, the lessee can purchase corresponding game equipment from the game server that is the rent side, and the lessee can purchase corresponding game equipment from the game client that is the rent side.

When the renting side is a game server, the processing process of purchasing the corresponding game equipment from the game server whose renting side is the renting side can include the following steps.
In step 1, the renter transmits a purchase request for the rented game equipment to the game server, and the game logic control unit of the game server transfers the purchase request to the game equipment rent system.
In step 2, the rental control unit of the game equipment rental system receives the request, and then sends a settlement request to the settlement unit. The settlement unit calculates a rental fee for the leaser to rent the game equipment, and controls the rental. Returns the result of the settlement to the unit.
In step 3, the rental control unit decompresses the available funds frozen in the renting user information table in the game database, and the fund information in the renting user information table and the game equipment are rented by the settlement result. And change the status information in the game server.

In step 4, the rental control unit transmits a transaction request to the transaction unit, and the transaction unit performs transaction processing from the game server of the game equipment to the renter and returns the transaction result to the rental control unit.
In step 5, the rental control unit changes the fund information in the lease information and user information table and the attribute information indicating that the game equipment is in the lease data and the game server based on the transaction result from the transaction unit.
In step 6, the rental control unit returns the transaction result to the game equipment rental party.
When the renting side is another game client, the process of purchasing the corresponding game equipment from the game client whose renting side is the renting side can include the following steps.

In step S1, the renter transmits a purchase request for the rented game equipment to the game server, and the game logic control unit of the game server transfers the purchase request to the game equipment rent system.
In step S2, the rental control unit of the game equipment rental system receives the request and transfers the request to the rental side of the game equipment.
In step S3, the rental control unit determines whether or not a response message for agreeing to the transaction from the game equipment rental side has been received. If received, the rental control unit proceeds to step S4. If not, the rental control unit proceeds to step S8.
Steps S4 to S7 are completely the same as Steps 2 to 5 described above, and a description thereof is omitted here.
In step 8, the rental control unit returns the transaction result to the game equipment rental side and the rental side, respectively.

  The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described, and any modifications or replacements easily reminiscent of those skilled in the art are within the scope of the present invention. Is included within the protection scope of the present invention.

It is a lineblock diagram showing the virtual goods rental system concerning a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the virtual goods rental method which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the game account rental system which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the game account rental method which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the game equipment rental system which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the game equipment rental method which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention.

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201 Generate and store virtual article rental information 202 Output stored virtual article rental information 203 Perform rental processing 204 Judge whether or not the rental suspension condition is met 205 Perform rental suspension processing

Claims (20)

A virtual goods rental system,
A rental control unit that leases virtual goods in response to a rental request and performs a lease stop process on the virtual goods in response to a rental stop message;
Including a monitor unit that monitors the rental status of virtual goods and sends a rental stop message to the rental control unit if the set rental stop condition is met.
Virtual goods rental system characterized by this. A rental information release unit that generates virtual goods rental information in response to a rental request;
The virtual article rental system according to claim 1. A storage unit for storing the virtual article rental information generated by the rental information release unit;
In response to the inquiry request, the rental control unit inquires and outputs virtual article rental information stored in the storage unit.
The virtual article rental system according to claim 2. It further includes a settlement unit that settles the rental fee for virtual goods.
The virtual article rental system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In accordance with the verification instruction of the rental control unit, further includes a verification unit that verifies whether the lease side satisfies the rental condition included in the virtual article rental information and returns the verification result to the rental control unit.
The virtual goods rental system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the system is a virtual goods rental system. The virtual article includes at least one of a game account and game equipment,
The virtual goods rental system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: A virtual goods rental method,
Renting the virtual goods of the rental request in response to the received virtual goods rental request;
When the rental status of the virtual article satisfies the set rental stop condition, the step of stopping the rental of the virtual article,
The virtual goods rental method characterized by the above-mentioned. The step of renting the virtual product of the rental request includes:
If the lessee satisfies the lease conditions included in the virtual goods rental information, the use attribute information on the virtual goods in the leaser and leaser attribute information is changed, and a lease success message is sent to the leaser and the leaser, respectively. Send,
The virtual article rental method according to claim 7. Satisfying the rental suspension condition in which the rental status of the virtual article is set,
Including the expiration date of the virtual goods, or receiving a rental suspension request from the lessee,
The virtual article rental method according to claim 7. Further including the step of closing the rental fee of the virtual article, changing the use attribute information regarding the virtual article in the attribute information of the leaser and the leaser according to the settlement result, and transmitting a lease stop message to the leaser and the leaser, respectively.
The virtual goods rental method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein Generate and store virtual goods rental information according to the virtual goods rental request of the rental side,
In response to the virtual article rental information inquiry request, further comprising the step of inquiring and outputting the stored virtual article rental information.
The virtual goods rental method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that When the virtual article is a game account, in response to the received virtual article rental request, the step of renting the virtual article of the rental request includes:
Freeze the funds available for the guaranteed amount in the lessee attribute information, store the lessee attribute information and the current password information of the game account in the game account rental information, generate a new password for the game account, Replace the old password in the game account information stored in the game database with the new password, generate a response message and send it to the renter, and send a rent notice to the renter.
The virtual article rental method according to claim 7. The step of stopping rental of the virtual article includes:
Finalize the rental fee of the virtual goods, decompress the frozen available funds in the leaser attribute information, change the fund information in the leaser and leaser attribute information according to the settlement result, Replace the password in the game account information with the password, delete the renter side information and password information in the game account rent information, and send a rent stop message to the renter and renter.
The virtual article rental method according to claim 12, wherein: Before renting the virtual goods of the rental request,
In response to the received rental request, inquires about the stored rental information and rental side attribute information of the game account,
If the lessee satisfies the lease conditions included in the lease information of the game account, the step further freezes the funds available for the guaranteed amount in the lessee attribute information, and if not, returns a rejection response to the lessee Including,
The virtual goods rental method according to any one of claims 12 and 13, characterized in that: During the game account rental period,
Receive a game client login request,
Queries the game account information corresponding to the stored login request, determines whether the identifier of the stored game account rent side matches the identifier of the game user of the login request,
When the stored rental account identifier of the game account does not match the identifier of the game user of the login request, the stored game account rental information is inquired, and the identifier of the game user of the login request is the game account rental information. To determine if it matches the lessee identifier in
If the identifier of the game user of the login request matches the identifier of the renter in the game account rental information, log in the game client normally, send a notification that the game account is in use to the renter, If the game user identifier does not match the renter's identifier in the game account rental information, a login rejection response is sent to the game client,
If the identifier on the rental side of the game account matches the identifier of the game user of the login request, the method further includes the step of logging in the game client normally.
The virtual goods rental method according to any one of claims 12 and 13, characterized in that: When the virtual article is a game equipment, in response to the received virtual article rental request, the step of renting the virtual article of the rental request includes:
Freeze the funds that can be used for the guaranteed amount in the renter attribute information, change the use attribute information related to the game equipment in the game data information of the renter and renter stored in the game database, and confirm the lease with the lessee Replying and sending a rental notice to the rental side,
The virtual article rental method according to claim 7. The step of performing a lease stop process on the rented virtual article includes:
Finalize the rental fee of the rented game equipment, decompress the frozen available funds in the stored rental side attribute information, and the financial information in the attribute information of the rental side and the rental side according to the financial result and the game Change usage attribute information about equipment,
The virtual article rental method according to claim 16. Before renting the virtual goods of the rental request,
In response to the received rental request, inquire about the rental side attribute information and game equipment rental information,
If the lessee satisfies the lease conditions included in the game equipment rental information, the available money of the guaranteed amount in the lessee attribute information is frozen, and if not, the step of returning a lease rejection response to the lessee Further including
The virtual article rental method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized by: Monitoring whether the rented operation request for the rented game equipment is valid; if the operation request is valid, permit the operation request; if the operation is invalid, reject the operation request. In addition,
The virtual article rental method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized by: Monitoring whether the renter's operation on the rented game equipment is reasonable;
Monitor whether the lessee's operation request for game equipment falls within the preset operation permission range,
The virtual article rental method according to claim 19.

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